MALISON Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

malison

noun

ˈma-lə-sən

Definition of malison

as in curse

a prayer that harm will come to someone muttered terrible malisons against the people trying to seize her family's property

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The anime’s first part closed with the disturbances tied to the body-swap curse largely resolved, and with Reirin and Keigetsu having grown closer after coming to understand each other through the experience.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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